Parabolic — Par a*bol ic, Parabolical Par a*bol ic*al, a. [Gr. paraboliko s figurative: cf. F. parabolique. See {Parable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parabolic conoid — Parabolic Par a*bol ic, Parabolical Par a*bol ic*al, a. [Gr. paraboliko s figurative: cf. F. parabolique. See {Parable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parabolic mirror — Parabolic Par a*bol ic, Parabolical Par a*bol ic*al, a. [Gr. paraboliko s figurative: cf. F. parabolique. See {Parable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parabolic spindle — Parabolic Par a*bol ic, Parabolical Par a*bol ic*al, a. [Gr. paraboliko s figurative: cf. F. parabolique. See {Parable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fermat's spiral — (also known as a parabolic spiral) follows the equation:r = pm heta^{1/2},in polar coordinates (the more general Fermat s spiral follows r 2 = a 2 theta; .) It is a type of Archimedean spiral. [mathworld|urlname=FermatsSpiral |title=Fermat… … Wikipedia
Parabolical — Parabolic Par a*bol ic, Parabolical Par a*bol ic*al, a. [Gr. paraboliko s figurative: cf. F. parabolique. See {Parable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Helicoid — Hel i*coid, a. [Gr. ?; ?, ?, spiral + ? shape: cf. F. h[ e]lico[ i]de. See {Helix}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Spiral; curved, like the spire of a univalve shell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the {Helicid[ae]}, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Helicoid parabola — Helicoid Hel i*coid, a. [Gr. ?; ?, ?, spiral + ? shape: cf. F. h[ e]lico[ i]de. See {Helix}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Spiral; curved, like the spire of a univalve shell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Möbius transformation — Not to be confused with Möbius transform or Möbius function. In geometry, a Möbius transformation of the plane is a rational function of the form of one complex variable z; here the coefficients a, b, c, d are complex numbers satisfying ad − … Wikipedia
Polar coordinate system — Points in the polar coordinate system with pole O and polar axis L. In green, the point with radial coordinate 3 and angular coordinate 60 … Wikipedia
